Globular Cluster M3

Posted by AntonFarm
on Saturday, October 29, 2011

Messier 3 is a globular cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici. This cluster is one of the largest and brightest, and is made up of around 500,000 stars. It is located at a distance of about 33,900 light-years away from Earth. For full size and technical details look here : http://astrofarma.gr/index.php/en/m3

Farmakopoulos Antonis
http://astrofarma.gr

 

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